I had a unique experience recently, which has led to a (very minor, but somewhat interesting) crisis of identity: For the first time, to my knowledge, someone recognized one of my CL ads as being written by ClueChick. Or, rather, as being written by the same person who writes ClueChick, which, as you may know, happens to be me.
Now, I've had a couple of friends recognize ads I've posted as being written by me, which has led to entertaining email exchanges, and I've had people who know me recognize my writing tone and say, "Heeeey, aren't you ClueChick?" But I've never had a stranger pick it up from an ad and connect it to this blog -- at least not that anyone's said to me.
I generally think of identity information about CC flowing in one direction. Lots of my friends know I write this blog (*wave*), and several other people who know me have made the connection (*wave*), and that has never struck me as odd. I don't do anything to disguise my voice, after all. But I tend to think of it being harder for someone to go from reading CC to knowing me in real life, which is largely true.
In fact, of course, ClueChick is an imaginary person. When I'm talking to my friends about the blog, I usually refer to CC in the third person, because she's obviously cooler and sexier than I am, and while I tend to walk around with a bit of a swelled head, that can only go so far. CC, on the other hand, is pretty much totally great, and there's no need for her to restrain her ego.
But what happens when someone who "knows" ClueChick meets the real me? At this point, I don't normally get nerves about meeting someone, but in this case, I totally did. Do I have to live up to CC levels of sexy and cool? That's obviously impossible, so what can I do instead? And who is this ClueChick person, anyway?
I don't really have any answers, yet.
